Education Program Report WORKFORCE This year the education team provided 108 education sessions (an increase of more than 50% percent from 2013–14) to 1,570 people working in a broad range of sectors across the state including health care, Aboriginal health, alcohol and other drug services, multicultural services, youth services, general practitioners, sexual health services, mental health services, correctional services, dental services, residential youth services, tertiary education institutions and social services. Education sessions to South Australian Police continued this year, with the education team providing education sessions to 577 Officers within the Local Service Areas of Sturt, South Coast and Eastern Adelaide. The Team has now provided viral hepatitis workforce development to all metropolitan-based Local Services Areas. These sessions were facilitated to increase Officers’ understanding of the transmission
risks for viral hepatitis and to challenge existing stigma affecting people living with viral hepatitis. COMMUNITY In addition to workforce development sessions, the education team facilitated 103 community sessions to 1,250 community members. This reflects an increase of approximately 300% in the number of sessions provided, and an increase of more than 1,000 community participants compared to the previous year. Participants of the community education sessions included people affected by alcohol and other drug issues, people who inject drugs, young people (including those in the juvenile justice system), people of Aboriginal origin, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people affected by mental illness, people in custodial settings, people experiencing homelessness, and people affected by viral
hepatitis, as well as people from the broader community who do not necessarily identify with any particular ‘priority population’. Community project highlights in the 2014 – 2015 financial year included: • The Amazing Race Hepatitis SA Educators worked with the Metropolitan Aboriginal Family and Youth Service to coordinate a two day program with 23 young Aboriginal people in the school holidays. The two day program involved the young people racing around Adelaide to visit youth services to collect a prize and information, followed by a round of go-karts. The second day included an education session, complete with a quiz and prizes. The program ended with an excursion to the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. • Towards Independence Viral Hepatitis and Healthy Living Hepatitis SA facilitated three education sessions with participants from Towards
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